Fixed Site Peer Support Specialist

WE OFFER EXCELLENT BENEFITS:

• FREE Employee Medical Insurance
• FREE Employee Dental Insurance
• FREE Employee Vision Insurance
• Sick leave (8 hours of paid sick leave per month)
• Vacation (Minimum of 2 weeks paid vacation)
• Discounted health memberships
• Retirement (Employer contribution - 3% contribution and an additional 3% employer match)
• FREE Long-Term Disability Insurance
• FREE Life Insurance
• 13 Paid Holidays

Mission of Catholic Charities

Feed the hungry, heal the hurting, welcome the stranger.

CCEW is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and potential employees will be recruited, selected, trained, promoted, compensated and, if necessary, disciplined or terminated without regard to sex, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, religious affiliation, marital status, military veteran status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for providing peer support services for households living in Catholic Housing Ventures (CHV) permanent supportive housing (PSH) projects. The clients residing in these properties are formerly homeless persons who may have behavioral health challenges as well as barriers to employment and recovery. As a member of the Onsite Supportive Housing Services team, the peer support specialist provides clients with support, education, and community resource navigation to promote client recovery and self-sufficiency.

 

Catholic Charities is committed to providing a competitive wage and benefits package.

 

Job Duties/Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the essential duties/responsibilities listed below.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this job. 

 

1. 
   Provide Peer Support services—per SAMSHA best practice guidelines--to assist persons living in CHV PSH units.
2. 
   Teach clients how to navigate a variety of community-based services and organizations.
3. 
   Empower clients to navigate personal challenges to find their own solutions.
4. 
   Provide consistency and support to promote client progress and accountability.
5. 
   Collaborate with the Onsite Supportive Housing Services team to ensure behavioral health and physical health needs of clients are being addressed.
6. 
   Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness.
7. 
   Maintain professional boundaries.
8. 
   Accurately account for time worked according to agency standards.
9. 
   Work with the Onsite Supportive Housing Services team to ensure outcomes of grant agreements, contracts, MOU’s and other commitments of the program are met.
10. 
    Organize, plan, and facilitate certain community activities, including regular community meals, if applicable.
11. 
    Uses appropriate administrative, fiscal, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of CCEW client protected health information (PHI), per regulations outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
12. 
    Regularly utilizes all forms of communication (email, text, phone, etc.) and database practices necessary for this position and as directed by supervisor.
13. 
    As a mandated reporter, follows all procedures outlined in agency policies and procedures to report to the proper agency when there is suspicion and/or confirmation that a child or adult has been a victim of abuse or neglect.
14. 
    Obtain Peer Certification from DBHR within 6 months of employment.
15. 
    Adheres to the tenants of Catholic Social Teaching.
16. 
    Performs related functions as assigned to support program success as well as the mission and core values of Catholic Charities.

Job Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must meet the minimum qualifications listed below.  These qualifications are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to perform this job.

 

Minimum Required Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED
• One year of continual successful work experience
• Lived experience that allows the successful candidate to understand a